過払(かばら)い

かばらい
noun
overpayment
moneyfinance
1. overpayment; paying too much
Paying more than the amount actually owed, as with taxes, fees, or interest.
過払(かばら)いが見(み)つかった。
An overpayment was found.
過払(かばら)い分(ぶん)を返金(へんきん)してもらう。
To get the overpaid amount refunded.
払(はら)いすぎた利息(りそく)を取(と)り戻(もど)そうと、過払(かばら)い金(きん)を請求(せいきゅう)する人(ひと)が増(ふ)えた。
More people filed claims to recover the interest they had overpaid.

Common collocations

  • 過払(かばら)い金(きん) (money overpaid, especially interest charged above the legal limit)
  • 過払(かばら)い金(きん)請求(せいきゅう) (a claim for refund of overpaid interest)
  • 税金(ぜいきん)の過払(かばら)い (overpayment of tax)

Cultural note

過払(かばら)い金(きん) is familiar from law-firm advertising on TV and trains. After a 2006 Supreme Court ruling, borrowers could reclaim interest that consumer lenders had charged above the ceiling set by the Interest Rate Restriction Act (利息制限法(りそくせいげんほう)).

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Compare: 未払(みばら)い (unpaid, outstanding)
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Added 2026.10.12 4:24 · Revised 2026.10.12 4:27
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